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I still enjoy Christmas but there is a bittersweet element now due to loss, experience and outgrowing the magic. The values of cherishing family, friends and community are still important but I don't make myself a wreck for the season.
I do what feels good and reasonable. That varies each year with my situation. It's normal and not something to worry about. I'm a real person. I don't exist in an advert so I don't try to live like that.
As long as I can sit at the table with my loved ones and share the traditional meals then it is enough. I don't need gifts or lavish parties. I also only give gifts when it feels right to me.
My country is small and we have Boxing Day so I don't suffer the travel stress that Americans do. Maybe I would give up on Christmas if I had to deal with that. (Boxing Day should be a human right... ha ha)
Unlike another poster, I like that most stores are closed. I like the idea of everyone having time off together. I do get the poster's sentiment though. I once felt that way. It can be really inconvenient if an unexpected need pops up.
I don't like how commercialised Christmas has become but I mostly don't let that influence me. A pet peeve of mine is Christmas advertising starting months early. It makes the season stale so I avoid the ads as much as I can and I don't start listening to Christmas music until the weekend before the big day.